Of Montreal Plan Spring Tour, New EP

Spin reports that Georgia glam freaks of Montreal have a busy year ahead of them. This spring, the band will head off on another of its costume-heavy, storyline-intensive tours, and we've got the dates below. According to Spin, these shows will have a loose narrative about "a crew of people traveling through an alternate universe." Frontman Kevin Barnes tells Spin that the band will also use these shows to play surprise covers and debut new songs.

This spring, of Montreal also plan to release The Controller Sphere, the previously reported EP made up of tracks written at the same time as the latest of Montreal album, False Priest. "Some of them are a bit noisier and a little bit less groove-based, and some are just a bit artier," Barnes tells Spin.

Barnes has already started work on the next of Montreal album as well. Three of the songs are tentatively called "This Planet Is an Orphanage", "Ye, Renew the Plaintiff", and "We Will Commit Wolf Murder". Barnes namechecks Curtis Mayfield and Sonic Youth as musical inspirations, as well as Sufjan Stevens' 2010 album The Age of Adz. He tells Spin, "I love the spirit of that album. You don't get the sense that he's making something to play on the radio. It's just this pure artistic statement. I'm trying to get back to that place."

Before that tour kicks off, two bands featuring of Montreal members Davey Pierce and Nicolas Dobbratz will release EPs and tour together. Sugar & Gold will release Bodyaches, which collects new songs and remixes, March 8 via Antenna Farm. And Yip Deceiver will release their self-titled EP February 8 on Aerobic International. The two bands are on the road together in North America throughout winter; check here for dates.